GK Affairs 25 July 2017 Questions & Answers – General Awareness Quiz

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Archaeologists have discovered what may be the world’s oldest emoji — a smiley face painted on a 3,700-year-old piece of pottery. During an excavation at an ancient city whose remains are in modern-day Turkey near the Syrian border, archaeologists found the ancient pitcher with three visible paint strokes on it — two dots for eyes and a curve for a smile. The pitcher, which dates to about 1,700 BC, was found in a burial site beneath a house in Karkemish. The pitcher was likely used to drink sherbet, a sweet beverage.

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Iran and Iraq signed an agreement to step up military cooperation and the fight against "terrorism and extremism". Iranian Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan and his Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hiyali signed a memorandum of understanding which also covered border security, logistics and training.

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The book titled “Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister” written by Sagarika Ghose was released recently. In this spellbinding story of her life, journalist Sagarika Ghose has excavated not just Indira the iron lady and political leader but also the flesh-and-blood woman.

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The Manohar Lal Khatter-led BJP government in Haryana will soon set up a vegetable price stability fund in the state. This is being done to address seasonal fluctuations in the prices of key perishable and non- perishable vegetables.

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The world’s first floating wind farm Hywind project has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland. The 200 million pound Peterhead wind farm, known as Hywind, is a trial which will bring power to 20,000 homes. The wind farm uses a 78-metre-tall underwater ballast and three mooring lines that will be attached to the seabed to keep the turbines upright.

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Cuba reassigned Josefina Vidal as the ambassador to Canada. She is the former head of North American affairs at the Foreign Ministry. She led two years of intense negotiation with the United States (US) under the detente worked out by former U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro.

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Veteran leader Shankersinh Vaghela resigned as Leader of Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly. He sent his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The decision came two day after Vaghela’s decision to resign as the sitting Congress MLA of Kapadwanj seat.

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England defeated India by nine runs in the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 to win the coveted title for the fourth time, following successes in 1973, 1993 and 2009. Put to bat first England made 228 runs in 50 overs. India chasing the target of 229 was bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs. Player of the tournament was given to Tammy Beaumont of England for finishing the tournament as the leading run-scorer with 410, one more than Mithali Raj.

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